Smart Energy International

MARCH 21, 2024

The US power market can be a complex puzzle to navigate, especially when we break it down by system operator. However, no matter the state in question, transmission buildout will be the backbone of any successful energy transition. What are the biggest market trends you’ve seen in the US power sector? But is it enough?

Demand 105

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Terra Infirma

MARCH 27, 2024

And one thing I have noticed is that the team that has the upper hand at any point in the game is generally the team that wants to win more. As anyone who has been on my courses, I use the elephant-rider-path model to break change down into its component parts. If the elephant doesn’t want to move, the rider will never move it.

Sustainability 79

Sustainability Carbon Technology 79

GreenBiz

JULY 15, 2021

Companies and countries all over the world are committing to net-zero goals and pledges to the SDGs; diversity, equity and inclusion goals; human rights — the list goes on. Supply chains are, and will likely be, more disrupted "than normal." Are you greenwashing, wishing or walking? Helle Bank Jorgensen. Thu, 07/15/2021 - 00:01.

Climate change 387

Climate change Health Organic Demand 387

GreenBiz

MAY 3, 2021

Not from a perspective of "How can we do less harm?" Not from a perspective of "How can we do less harm?" Economic growth can be generated without the irreparable erosion of planetary systems, and competitiveness can be achieved while also guaranteeing living wages and decent working conditions for all workers in the value chain.

Sustainability 384

Sustainability Biodiversity Resilience Health 384

DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In an interview with DeSmog’s Michaela Herrmann, Fisher outlines why she thinks “severe, durable climate shocks” will be required to shake the world out of the fossil fuel status quo once and for all. Michaela Herrmann: One of the core things you talked about in the book is a “climate shock.” Professor Dana R.

Fossil fuels 92

Fossil fuels Climate change Government Demand 92

GreenBiz

JUNE 5, 2020

We have to ask this question because we can't assume that any progress we make will be inclusive. We’ve seen this happen in housing, education, criminal justice and so many other areas of our society where people of color are marginalized or punished. They are one reason among many for the anger we are seeing right now.

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Agriculture Organic Education Law 490

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Airlines have faced "flygskam" — or flight shame — which has seen some travelers shun air travel, heightening pressure for the sector to demonstrate that it can develop a flight path to net-zero emissions. And energy providers the world over are rushing to slash their reliance on fossil fuels as the clean energy transition gathers pace. .

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Fossil fuels Carbon-negative Sustainability Organic 465

Planet Pulse

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Each of us is exposed to these risks in a different way, and we do not all bear them equally. Yet no matter which risks we face, one thing is certain: on a warming planet, knowing where people are is critical to saving lives. Zinder, Niger, as seen in 2012 in aerial imagery (upper left), and in PlanetScope imagery Q1 2023 (lower left).

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Health Construction Government Climate change 140

Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Anjos Nijk, managing director of the European Network for Cyber Security (ENCS), explains what the energy sector should do to tackle this challenge. With cyber attacks on the rise, organisations need to be doing everything they can to meet the growing challenges these more common cyber threats present. Take the UK for example.

Energy 119

Energy Energy Technology Investment 119

Charged

JANUARY 6, 2023

The greatest obstacle to EV adoption may not be range anxiety, unreliable public charging, or even the high upfront costs, but rather the lack of consumer awareness about EVs. For US drivers, my answer at the present time would unfortunately be: “Buy a hybrid for now.”. Nationwide used Keywordtool.io

Batteries 145

Batteries Electricity Cooling Education 145

Envirotec Magazine

JULY 22, 2021

He explained: “The strategy is really focused around creating the right environment and the right culture within the team, having a team that feels empowered to go out there and understand what the water market is about, what the drivers are, what the challenges are. Closer collaboration recommended.

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Investment Europe Organic Innovation 246

Charged

APRIL 6, 2023

NI’s CEO reports an industry-wide recognition that test data is an underutilized asset and many systems need to be rebuilt to take better advantage of very rich data sets. NI’s CEO reports an industry-wide recognition that test data is an underutilized asset and many systems need to be rebuilt to take better advantage of very rich data sets.

Innovation 120

Innovation Batteries Automotive Technology 120

Terra Infirma

JULY 3, 2023

And thanks to the wonderfully liberal Scottish land access rules, I could pretty much ride where I wanted (although I followed Markus Stitz’s route ) and camp anywhere reasonable to do so. And the ‘under my own steam’ thing is important. It was brilliant – the freedom to roam the countryside under my own steam.

Transportation 83

Transportation Fossil fuels Logistics Climate change 83

DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 4, 2022

My dad was always talking about Indigenous rights because we are from the Otomí community in the State of Mexico. That’s how I grew up, with a very, very strong sense of what we’re doing to Mother Earth and what solutions exist. We are seen as a disposable community. Laura Calderón de la Barca. Xiye Bastida.

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Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Innovative climate tech companies often have no choice about being first. Developers have the know-how but are unlikely to take on FOAK projects they won’t be able to sell, and mitigating risks for early projects typically requires a level of technical expertise that capital providers like banks or VC firms don’t have in-house.

Technology 82

Technology Hydrogen Demand Investment 82

Michael Grossman

MAY 4, 2023

You'd think a guy who founded an electric vehicle company and a company that builds solar panels would be all in on helping promote companies pursuing clean technology solutions on one of the world's largest social media networks, right? Why Do People Even Use Twitter? But as the saying goes, "Business is business."

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Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Logging Solar Energy Monitor 195

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 10, 2022

The Financial Risk of Not Being Sustainable. There is company risk in not being sustainable, both to the planet and to the business. There is company risk in not being sustainable, both to the planet and to the business. The old adage, “measure what you manage to get things done”, definitely applies in sustainability.

Business Energy Monitoring 158

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring 158

Terra Infirma

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

I remember being solemnly told “You won’t achieve Sustainability without mindfulness” (whyever not?), Of course the big thing at the minute is AI, which while impressive, much of it hasn’t quite escaped ‘uncanny valley’ for me just yet. Everybody, it seems. But what about the opposite?

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Sustainability Blockchain Waste Waste 94

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

After Portugal experienced massive wildfires and extreme heat waves this summer, six children and youth from the nation appeared in the European Court of Human Rights Wednesday for a landmark lawsuit against 32 European nations charged with violating their human rights due to the impacts of climate change.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 25, 2023

Philippe Vangeel, Secretary General of AVERE, the European Association for Electromobility, explores the continent’s current state of electrification and what will be needed as the race to net zero approaches us at a staggering pace. Do you own an EV? Do you have range anxiety? How long do I have to wait for it to become free?

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Jojo Mehta co-founded Stop Ecocid e in 2017, alongside legal pioneer the late Polly Higgins , to support the recognition and establishment of ecocide as a crime at the International Criminal Court at the Hague. Ecocide is generally defined as mass damage and destruction of ecosystems — severe harm to nature that is widespread or long-term.

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Law Government Politics Organic 93

AFN Sustainable Protein

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

AFN: If you weren’t building Mzansi Meat, what would what would you be doing? So I actually came from a background which was more on the for-profit side of things. Luckily, my former roles allowed me to do a lot of work in animal advocacy, through meat reduction campaigns across the country.

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Africa Biotech Startups Retail 105

R-Squared Energy

JUNE 3, 2022

He replied that he would refuse to pay that much, and I asked what he would do if the price rose to $10 a gallon tomorrow. Because I had already seen gasoline prices approach that level when I was living in the Netherlands in 2008, and the roads were still packed with cars. Here is how I saw things playing out.

Policy 60

Policy Fossil fuels Energy Energy 60

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 27, 2022

For companies, they can be an effective way to find skilled labor while also providing guidance and mentorship to young professionals. Running an internship program can be both rewarding and challenging for a company. Company Internship Program Benefits. Challenges to Running a Successful Internship Program.

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Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Ethics 147

Clean Energy Canada

JULY 16, 2020

You might be tempted to think that amid an unparalleled pandemic, an economic crisis, and an unseasonably cool summer in B.C., climate action would not be a priority for British Columbians. You might also think that opinions on the aforementioned would be highly partisan. If you thought those things, you would be wrong.

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Politics Cooling Climate change Investment 98

Mr. Sustainability

JANUARY 19, 2022

Why I quit my job almost instantly after my sabbatical (part 1/2), and what I will do after (part 3/4) Having time to think changes you. I do not recommend it for everyone. For those who are thinking about taking a sabbatical, let me tell you what could happen to you if you do. And what would you do instead? Work to work.

Demand 78

Demand Sustainability Batteries Energy 78

Grist

JULY 23, 2021

I’m less convinced that recent events tell us that things are moving faster than projections have suggested,” Swain said. There’s a lot of headlines right now reading, “Models failed. Climate scientists have long warned that global warming would lead to extreme heat in many parts of the world. What are we to make of this?

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Climate change Global warming Energy Monitor Europe 112

Terra Infirma

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

No, I was taking a car-load of stuff to the Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) to be recycled. It is a fundamental principle of change management that the desired option must be easier to follow than business as usual. We need to be finding ways to make Sustainability work, not raising barriers until it is unachievable.

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Recycling Recycling Carbon Sustainability 59

Business Green

JUNE 29, 2021

We want businesses to get it right because we don't want consumers to be misled… We also want to help support the businesses that are doing the right thing, and we want to give them the confidence to make the claims about their products when they are true. "We

Fashion 57

Fashion Law Packaging Energy 57

Fairsnape

JANUARY 11, 2021

We tend to think of ‘Ego and Eco’ as being distinct periods, Ego illustrating our thinking post-industrial revolution when we took what we wanted to satisfy egos, and dumped what we didn’t without thought to the consequences. But the Eco phase, if taken as the Brundtland ‘do nothing today to compromise tomorrows generation’ is failing us.

Sustainability 135

Sustainability Earth Day Waste Waste 135

Smart Energy International

JANUARY 27, 2023

Scott – who said “she refused to be bored chiefly because she wasn’t boring”. Songwriter Neil Tennant of pop group the Pet Shop Boys later loosely adapted the quote for the band’s hit Being Boring. Songwriter Neil Tennant of pop group the Pet Shop Boys later loosely adapted the quote for the band’s hit Being Boring.

Energy 52

Energy Energy Sustainability Europe 52

Charged

MAY 31, 2022

How flexible will these new plants be to modify formats and chemistries? Charged : What stage of development are you at right now, and what are the next steps to get to production? Battery “gigafactories” are under construction all over the world—and none too soon. Ben Kilbey: Britishvolt was founded in 2019 by our CEO Orral Nadjari.

Batteries 137

Batteries Demand Hydropower Wind power 137

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 19, 2022

This is a company that’s doing the right thing, right? This is a company that’s doing the right thing, right? Just above this is a Forest Stewardship Council certification logo denoting sustainably harvested timber sources for the box.

Packaging 147

Packaging Real Estate Recycling Recycling 147

R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

It can be scaled up to very large plants, it is firm power (available upon demand), and it produces no carbon dioxide while generating electricity. Replacing the world’s coal-fired power plants with nuclear plants could reduce carbon dioxide emissions back to levels last seen in the 1970s. So, why aren’t we doing it?

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Nuclear Power Carbon Demand Fossil fuels 78

Smart Energy International

MAY 6, 2022

As per the report released by the United Nations, by 2030 there will be a sevenfold growth in DERs. It comes down to managing complexities that we’ve not seen before. It’s also about doing that in an efficient way. That can only be done via software. Software has to be integrated between those different tasks.

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Europe Energy Energy Investment 98

Charged

JANUARY 18, 2023

Perhaps the best-known examples are aerospace, food and pharmaceuticals—if a plane crashes, or a bunch of people get sick, investigators need to be able to find out where a defective component or a bad batch of food or drugs came from. Q&A with OPTEL’s Ken Fallu.

Batteries 129

Batteries Medicine North America Europe 129

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

Sustainability is key to the way we all must make decisions for the long term - will our current resources, communities and energy sources be available to us all in 10, 20 or even 30 years' time? And if not, how do we change that? So how are businesses rising to the challenge? There are potentially a few reasons for this.

Sustainability 69

Sustainability North America Government Innovation 69